Ora, I have read countless posts by you and learned much. This post is far below your usual high standard.
Have you read the letter? I can read well enough to judge the tone of the letter.
It itself is far below the standard I expect from a Prince of the Church. Quite frankly I am disgusted by it. I was angered and yes, my anger shows in my post, for that I apologize.
Back it up or retract it.
What I said, I have said. Perhaps you should hold Vigano up to the same standard.
To edify those who perhaps have not had the opportunity to read his letter, here are a few choice excerpts.
The appointments of Blase Cupich to Chicago and Joseph W. Tobin to Newark were orchestrated by McCarrick, Maradiaga and Wuerl , united by a wicked pact of abuses by the first, and at least of coverup of abuses by the other two. Their names were not among those presented by the Nunciature for Chicago and Newark.
Translation: I didn’t recommend Cupich or Tobin, I don’t like them, and since I don’t have the goods on them, I will attach their reputations to those of the guilty.
Regarding Cupich , one cannot fail to note his ostentatious arrogance, and the insolence with which he denies the evidence that is now obvious to all: that 80% of the abuses found were committed against young adults by homosexuals who were in a relationship of authority over their victims.
Instead of simply refuting his arguments on the abuse crisis, he descends to an ad hominem attack.
Cupich quipped that one certainly should not expect the new Archbishop to walk on water. Perhaps it would be enough for him to be able to remain with his feet on the ground and not try to turn reality upside-down, blinded by his pro-gay ideology,
These characters are closely associated with individuals belonging in particular to the deviated wing of the Society of Jesus, unfortunately today a majority,
He needs to back up this assertion with proof.
Regarding Cardinal Sean O’Malley , I would simply say that his latest statements on the McCarrick case are disconcerting, and have totally obscured his transparency and credibility.
Translation: I don’t like O’Malley, I don’t agree with his statements, so I am going to drag him through the mud too.
I believe it was due to the Pope’s first collaborator at the time, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who notoriously favored promoting homosexuals into positions of responsibility, and was accustomed to managing the information he thought appropriate to convey to the Pope.
Back it up with evidence, or retract!
You gotta back this stuff up or retract it.
I think the excerpts above speak for themselves.
See the
cruxnow.com piece by John Allen Jr. (link above) for a more balanced view:
Then as now, the letters contained a mix of factual detail with innuendo and conspiracy theories, and it proved arduous - in some cases, basically impossible - to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Clearly then Vigano did not live up to the standards you accuse me of not living up to.
